Faculty Handbook

The AF-RCCD, primarily a social and benevolent organization, works to enhance the well-being of members of the college community through the following actions:

A Brief History of AFRCC,
contributed by emeritus history professor, Jim Hill:

AFRCC has evolved over the course of more than half a century. It began with an informal group of faculty members who came to be called the Faculty Club. They met to plan social activities in the late 1940s and early 1950s but came to play a role in faculty governance by the 1960s. During the 1970s, however, legislative and other changes transformed the body's representative role into a more social and benevolent one.

Growth and social and political change propelled these changes. As the faculty grew in numbers, the Faculty Club became the collective voice of the faculty regarding salaries and academic matters. In 1962, the Faculty Club became the Faculty Association and the official representatives of the certificated staff. It was during the 1970s that the leadership role in these matters passed to other organizations. New state laws provided for a Faculty Senate to speak in academic matters, and another series of laws established the formal structure for collective bargaining. As a result, matters concerning conditions of employment became the province of the CTA.

In these new circumstances the role of AFRCC (the new name which came as a part of a college reorganization in this period) reverted to that of the early years. By the 1980s the group's primary concern was faculty morale and well being. AFRCC once more organized social events but also supported initiatives to recognize the contributions of individuals to RCC. The major endeavors in this regard have been the funding and support of the Faculty Memorial Scholarships and of the building and support of the Faculty Emeriti Memorial Court in the Quadrangle on the RCC City Campus.